CHAPTER 18

Our evening was a tense one with me being pissed off about now being drug mules without our knowledge. The girls keep me from doing anything now since we're gonna be in Texas in a matter of hours and after a good night's sleep. Problem is my phone goes off with a text message from Lana of all people. Apparently she's wondering where I'll be staying and I tell her I don't know in a not very playful mood. She asks that if I give her a little time if she could come down and reward me properly, I tell her that she doesn't have to but I give her the city I'm in and say that if she is in town I'll give her one night. I get a smiley face and show Katy who chuckles at the messages.

We all settle down for bed and I hear whispers among my girls about what to do when we get to the house. Kori and Imelda are keeping things on the quiet side so that we can surprise everyone with the sheer awesomeness that is the Delauter estate. We sleep and we wake up a lot later than I'd like and I start to formulate an idea with how to handle the drugs in the septic tanks that we're hauling as I see we're hitting the city limits and start the last leg of the journey.

"Hey Vinnie, do me a favor man," I ask quietly as I get to the front of the RV," Could you bring us home first then take care of the vehicles?"

"Yeah sure kid, we cool with yesterday and the whole not telling you thing," Vinnie asks as I start to head to the back of the RV.

I nod but I know better and I have back up from the girls as we cross town and take the through town routes as I send a text message to Loretta asking if she's home. The response is enthusiastic to say the least and now I'm seeing three of my girls with a little apprehension about meeting the parents part two. Kori and Imelda do a wonderful job calming the other three down. It's about ten in the morning when finally we pull past the gate and I am watching Mathilda, Katy and Rachael's faces go from okay to holy shit as they see the estate. I notice there are a few new additions but it's the assembled people on the front that have my attention. Loretta has the whole family out front and I can see she's sporting the doting mother look with a simple skirt and top. The vehicles get stopped and I step out first leaving my girls behind me. The rest of the crew hasn't even bothered to disembark as I approach and get a hug from 'Mom'.

"Oh my god I didn't even believe that you'd come down on your own," Loretta says, squeezing me tightly.

"I needed to, I had to get away and this is the best place to get away and feel at home," I tell her with an appreciative smile.

I wave my crew out of the vehicles and greet them as I see that my girls are still inside. I almost get back inside when Kori and Imelda exit first and greet Loretta getting a hug each before Loretta looks confused.

"I thought there were more, are they not coming," She asks concerned.

"Well Mother Loretta we want you to brace yourself for our sisters," Kori says with a sweet smile.

My remaining girls disembark and I hear a low whistle from behind us and see it's Mark admiring my girls, gonna have to break it to him gently later. Loretta is smiling happily and the introductions go around before I see Vinnie and Marcus start to get ready to leave when I catch them outside the vehicles.

"Oh don't worry guys, we're gonna take care of the rides," I say, getting a shocked look from them both.

"It's okay kid, we'll do the last bit ourselves," Marcus tells me trying to press the issue and get away with the stash.

"Is there a problem here," Mr. Delauter asks standing next to me.

"No sir, the drivers were just grabbing their luggage and leaving. We can hold onto the vehicles for a bit longer if that's okay with you sir," I ask, getting a blanched look from Vinnie and Marcus.

"Of course, you're making my wife happy so if this keeps things going I'll be more than happy to hold them as long as needed," Mr. Delauter says before stepping forward," That will be all gentlemen, on your way please my family and guests need to get unpacked."

I know Vinnie and Marcus are pissed and I watch as they debate about taking the rides anyway but the long driveway capped off by a brick wall and metal gate have them reconsidering. I let them go and keep my phone on standby for when I get a call as I head back into the RV to start grabbing bags. We leave the girls to start to look around while the men do most of the heavy work save for Masha who is right beside Devin as we start hauling bags inside. Loretta has already done the arrangements for sleeping and I get directed by Kori to a different room than the one I used last summer and I can see why as soon as I enter. The bed is fucking huge, I could fit all the girls on it and myself and we could lose each other as we sleep. There is also a computer set up and a flat screen that could double as a picture window built onto the wall with a couch under it. I get our bags in and let the girls start unpacking in the full closet with built in drawers. I turn to see everyone getting settled in. Ben and Hanna are getting rooms upstairs while Lilly and Jun along with Devin and Masha take rooms down stairs. I get my own stuff unpacked and when I notice the quiet in the room I turn to see that all my girls save for Rachael are staring at Natsuko as she stands in the doorway.

"Jun and Lilly want their own room and I can't find space with anyone else," Natsuko says with some fear.

I'm grumpy about being put in this situation and honestly I am about to lose my cool when Imelda and Katy cut me off. Natsuko looks like she's ready for whatever I can do to her but it's Mathilda and Rachael who make the decision for us.

"You sleep in here on the couch till Guy says otherwise," Mathilda says, helping Natsuko with her luggage.

"But Guy doesn't look like he wants me here," Natsuko says, almost like I'm not there.

"Guy does but with what's going on he's in pain, some of us are still in pain from what we heard but when your time comes I'll make sure everyone listens," Mathilda says sitting Natsuko down.

"We both will," Rachael adds, sitting next to Natsuko on the couch.

"Well what about me," Kori says moving in front of Natsuko," Guy's not the only one in pain here."

"Kori it'll be fine," Rachael tells her calmly.

"We've been friends since before Guy, I don't think that you'll do anything to us while we're all in the same room together," Kori says pausing to chose her words," But I will let you know that IF you try to come at me alone or I find you trying to corner Guy alone I will never for…"

"Enough Kori," Matty says backing Kori off," She understands and she's had the chance to fuck with us and she hasn't so we need you to not do this right now."